Events of September 2009
- Consulting with Brookline Math Circle
- Sep 5, 2009
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We conferred by email and phone with Kate Hendrix of the Brookline
Math Circle to work out some questions about formulas for integer
sequences.
- Community Research Project
- Sep 13, 2009 – Dec 6, 2009
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Our Community Research Project provides participants of all ages
with the opportunity to investigate an open problem and publish
their results. This semester, we are investigating the following
topic: How can we construct a fair three-sided cylindrical die?
For example, a "short" cylinder will almost always land on one of
the ends and rarely on the side. A tall cylinder will almost
always land on its side and rarely on an end. How should we
construct the die so that if we label the ends with "1" and "2"
and the side with "3" each number will have an equal chance of
coming up?
- Family Math -- Divisibility Tests
- Sep 13, 2009
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Family Math provides an opportunity for grade school children and
their families to have fun together while learning about a math
topic. The topic for this session was divisibility tests.
Participants used tokens and base ten blocks to investigate
divisibility tests for base ten.
- Family Math -- Binary Counters
- Sep 20, 2009
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Family Math provides an opportunity for grade school children and
their families to have fun together while learning about a math
topic. The topic for this session was the binary number system.
We solved King Arthur's communication problems, learned how to
represent binary numbers using several techniques, and practiced
counting in binary.
- Art Beat
- Sep 26, 2009
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Drop by our booth to learn to fold a Sonobe
polyhedron or a Magic Pinwheel.
- Family Math -- Coin Mysteries
- Sep 27, 2009
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Family Math provides an opportunity for grade school children and
their families to have fun together while learning about a math
topic. The topic for this session was coin mysteries.
Participants used algebraic thinking to solve and create puzzles
about coins hidden in a bag.
- Family Math -- Coin Mysteries
- Sep 27, 2009
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Family Math provides an opportunity for grade school children and
their families to have fun together while learning about a math
topic. The topic for this session was coin mysteries.
Participants used algebraic thinking to solve and create puzzles
about coins hidden in a bag.
